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Meet the Woo, V.2
Pop Smoke
7.2Good
Meet the Woo, V.2 is the moment Brooklyn drill stopped being a YouTube phenomenon and became the city's dominant sound. Released in February 2020, it…
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Every album is scored on the same weighted scorecard, five times over, and the median is published.
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- Delivery15%
- Cohesion15%
- Originality10%
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